The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-01-20

George NJ. Taylor, OF Buffalo, N. Y, was
arrested for forgery in Minneapolis.
Winch Polkorbac K. living north OF Hutch.
inson, was thrown from his sleigh and
when found was badly frozen.
Arthur Cooley, a very promising young
man, eldest son OF the late Judge G. B.
Cooley. died of quick consumption, ut
Dodge Center.
Twelve hundred tohogganists from St.
Paul went to St. Cloud Saturday night the
Sth inst. marched through the streets, had
a banquet and got home at three in the
morning.
- A. H. Rjoraker OF Mortified has been
appointed deputy county auditor.
II. c. Leonard has disposed OF his inter-
est in the Otter Tail County Farmer at
Fergus Falls to A. II. Bro ckelhurst, his
partner, who will hereafter conduct the
newspaper alone.
1t is announced positively in New York
that DR.. McGlynn was deposed from the
pastorship OF St. Stephens church at the
conference, but the fact was kept q secret
He has been superseded by the Rev. Charles
McGreedy. This action makes it evident
that Father McGlynn must say good bye
to st. Stephens forever.
James Acheson, the emmbezzling MANA
ger OF the Hotel Florence at Pullman.
pleaded guilty in Judge Anthony's court at
Chicago. He took small sums from time
to time till his shortage grew to $4,000.
Gambling was what troubled him he said.
At jackson. Tenn, Scott Pickles, twelve
yeats o. age. shot and killed Chester Dodd,
ten years OF age, the son OF a prominent
citizen OF that city. The two had quar-.
relied over some trivial matter, and the
older boy got the worst Of it. He went
home and procuring q shot gun, sought
out his enemy, and shot him.
The secretary OF war advises the aban-
donmcnt Ut the work of improvement OF
the Wisconsin river.
The marquis OF Queensbury, who is being
sued for divorce, has not lived with his
wife for twelve years. Shortly after they
began TO live apart the marquis admitted
another lady into his house, who became
q regular inmate of the establishment,
His connection with the women is made
the basis for the suit. Neither the lady
nor the marquis will deny the charge OF
adultery which the marchioness makes
against her husband. The case will he
tried in Edinburgh, because the Scotch
law grants divorce for adultery only.
The governor Of Dakota offered $500
reward for the arrest and conviction OF
Charles McWells. who murdered Charles
Chandler at Camp Crook on the night of
March 20, 1856. Chandler WAS a young
man from Independence, Iowa. where he
wss highly respected. Wells is about
twenty eight years old dark accomplishment
black eyes, five feet seven inches in height,
and left-handcd. He goes under many
names, as Charley Webb, Bud Wilson. Bud
Morse. +. B. West, etc, and is believed to
be now in Wyoming or Arizona.
Attorney General Engles OF Dakota has
been comforting with ex-Gov. Ordway rela.
tive t. the purchase OF the Brewster law
library for Dakota. Benjamin Harris
Brewster has one of tho finest libraries of
this character in the east, and desires to
dispose OF it in bulk and TO keep it, if pos
sible, unbroken. His price is $50, 600, and
'ex. sov. Ordway. who always keeps one
paternal eye peeled" for the good OF his
pet territory. has suggested that it become
territorial property.
The secretary OF the treasury has an.
pointed Herbert F. Beecher to I've Il special
agent OF the treasury. He is son OF Rev.
Henry Ward Beecher, and was formerly
collector OF customs at Port Townsend,
Wash.
c. H. Knapp, assistant general freight
agent OF ths Northwestern; j. T. Clark,
general freight agent OF the Omaha, and
general freight agent Bird, OF the Milwau-
kee & St. Paul. held meeting in the lat
ter's office, in Milwaukee, and agreed to
raise the rate on soft coal from Illinois.
Minnesota, Dakota and Missouri river
points 40 cents per ton.
The Brooklyn papers mention the fact
that the city has lost by robbery and
'carelessness," during the past twenty
years. SS,0OO,00O out OF $95, 900, 600
handled
Senator Malone will 20 into railroad
building when he retires from tho senate in
March.
The story that So. 600, 900 has been used
among congressman to secure tho passage
OF the Pacific railroad funding bill is said
t. be a canard.
At the recent ball of the British minister
West, in Washington, the Chinese minister
wore q cap ornamented with diamonds and
white and blue satin.
In the case of Luther J. Whitney Va. tho
Northern Pacific railroad company, involy
ing land in the Miles City land district.
Montana, which is within the limits Of the
grant to the company, Acting Secretary
Muldrow has decided: The failure of the
company to pay for the survey OF the land
does not defeat its title thereto, il it was in
condition to pass definite location: and
all the Indian title, under Article XVI. of
the treaty with the Sioux April 20. 1863.
which stipulated that the country north OF
the North Platte river and east OF the Big
Horn mountains shall he held and consid.
cred to bc uncsded Indian territory. WA
subsequently duly extipsuished. in keeping